We divide 40879283 by 9
We're looking to find how many times 9 goes into 40879283.

Moving on to step 1:
If we divide 4 by 9, we get 0 and a remainder of 4.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 4 leaves us with 4.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 4, then carry on: 40 / 9

Moving on to step 2:
40 divided by 9 is 4 with a remainder of 4.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4.0
If we take 36 away from 40, we end up with 4.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 48 / 9

Step 3:
If we divide 48 by 9, we get 5 and a remainder of 3.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 45.0
Subtracting 45 from 48 leaves us with 3.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 3 and continue with: 37 / 9

On to step 4:
If we divide 37 by 9, we get 4 and a remainder of 1.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 454.0
Deduct 36 from 37 and we're left with 1.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 19 / 9

Moving on to step 5:
9 goes into 19 2 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4542.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 18 from 19.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 12 / 9

Step 6:
9 can be fit into 12 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 3.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 45421.0
Subtract 9 from 12 to get 3.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 3 and continue with: 38 / 9

On to step 7:
38 divided by 9 is 4 with a remainder of 2.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 454214.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 36 from 38.
Append the next digit (3) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 23 / 9

Moving on to step 8:
9 goes into 23 2 times with a remainder of 5.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4542142.0
Subtracting 18 from 23 leaves us with 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
50 divided by 9 is 5 with a remainder of 5.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4542142.5
If we subtract 45 from 50, we get 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Step 10:
If we divide 50 by 9, we get 5 and a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 4542142.55
If we subtract 45 from 50, we get 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 4542142.55, with a leftover of 0.005.